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I have made 1 year and am happy with my success. I have lost 70 so far. I feel so much better and I have went down 4 pants sizes and back in XL shirts . My blood work has been great and still working on my BP. Joined a gym a couple weeks ago and have been trying to get back into that swing. LOL ! My wife is now in the process of doing it also !!!

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70 is amazing well done dude 1 month till my band i hope i do as well as u id love 2 go into a shop and get a t shirt off the rack keep up the good work

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Congratulations!

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Congratulations

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I was reading on another thread how some bandsters have lost 20-30 lbs in 3 years. I don't know about any of you but if I only lose 20-30 lbs after three years, I would be devastated. I know some of you would say that it's better to lose some than gain some, but I still don't think it's enough. I pray this does not happen to me!

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Dont worrie heccat Im proud of every one doing well on the band Im 25 was banded march 30 2012 my total weight loss 125 pounds went from a size 22 to a 10-12 stopped getting fills my 8th appt but had to re adjust let a Lil out from time to time and I was still losing never gained this is all said with my journey being good and difficult and very different but the out come is well worth the travel it might of been bumpy road but my destination is very very much worth it not to mention the people around made a world of difference Ive learned not to let the negative affect me for one reason that my hubby said to me and ill never forget as he told me I was sitting on the edge of the bed with the light turned off as he turned on the light he saw I was crying and asked me whats wrong I had said how can u love me it wasn't because of the way I looked I asked because of the way my outside made my inside feel he told me Jennifer I love you because of everything you are and have grown to be the inside of you is worth everything in the world to me cause you are worth it !!! from then on no one else mattered ppl who said you can do it on you're own ppl who say why did you do that to you're self and to this day I tell them because my life matters and no one can say anything to life being more important BEST OF LUCK GOD BLESS !!!!

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Great work Mark!

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